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This book contains tutorial surveys and original research contributions in geometric computing, modeling, and reasoning. Highlighting the role of algebraic computation, it covers: surface blending, implicitization, and parametrization; automated deduction with Clifford algebra and in real geometry; ... More

This book remains the first port of call for anyone seeking a comprehensive treament of the mathematics involved in map making and elementary surveying. The author has written a new chapter on the subject of least squares estimations. To support this new topic, an appendix has been added, presenting... More

For those engineers and scientists who use computers to solve their problems only to discover new, subtle problems in their results, this book is a welcome quick guide to trouble-shooting. Offering practical advice on detecting and removing the insidious bugs that plague finite-precision calculation... More

Mathematical modeling is about rules-- the rules of reality. Reality Rules explores the syntax and semantics of the language in which these rules are written, the language of mathematics. Characterized by the clarity and vision typical of the author' s previous books, Reality peting dialects of this... More

"An original and courageous book, capable of conveying to a new audience the understanding that mathematical formulas can be exciting and aesthetically pleasing." --The Times Higher Education Supplement This book acquaints (or reacquaints) you with the beauty of mathematics and the pleasures of pla... More

More than 2,500 detailed definitions, written in a clear, readable style, are presented in this dictionary, complete with alternative meanings, and related references. Includes terms associated with arithmetic, algebra, and trigonometry, with an overlap into geometry, topology, and other related are... More

In recent years kinetic theory has developed in many areas of the physical sciences and engineering, and has extended the borders of its traditional fields of application. New applications in traffic flow engineering, granular media modeling, and polymer and phase transition physics have resulted in... More

This volume arises from the Twelfth Dundee conference held in June 1992. It presents current developments in this field and their application to current research in nonlinear systems, electromagnetic theory and in biology.This volume arises from the Twelfth Dundee conference held in June 1992. It pr... More

This dictionary is designed for mathematics professionals, students. It is an upto date, authentic and comprehensive dictionary of mathematics. It aims to provide, clear, concise and correct definitions and descriptions of the terms used in mathematics.... More